Hottest Basic Materials Stocks Now – AUY AU CIR SSL

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Basic materials stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.0%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.6% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Yamana Gold (AUY): AUY stock is up 6.0% today.
  • Anglogold Ashanti Ltd (AU): AU stock is up 5.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Circor International (CIR): CIR stock is up 4.7% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Sasol Ltd (SSL): SSL stock is up 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Stillwater Mining Company (SWC): SWC stock is up 4.4% today.
  • Balchem Corp (BCPC): BCPC stock is up 3.9% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Hecla Mining Company (HL): HL stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): NEM stock is up 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Rexnord Corp (RXN): RXN stock is up 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Dominion Diamond Corp (DDC): DDC stock is up 2.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among basic materials stocks include:

  • Ashland Inc (ASH): ASH stock is down 1.6% today.
  • Valhi Inc (VHI): VHI stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Rio Tinto Plc (RIO): RIO stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Ball Corp (BLL): BLL stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Valspar Corp (VAL): VAL stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Crown Cork & Seal Company (CCK): CCK stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • International Paper Company (IP): IP stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Aptargroup (ATR): ATR stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): PKG stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC stock is down 0.3% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.


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